Do you let the attendent park your car or do you park it yourself.
Last time I let a valet touch one of my Ferraris they did not put the car in gear and it rolled into the back of a Limo. So now the answer is NO.
I always tip the valet guy heavy and park it upfront in a spot of my choice. If I don't see anything good open then I ask them to move other cars.
If the guy looks like hes salivating then no. Around Beverly Hills, for example, they are so common that no one cares. If they ding it, they pay. If there is a spot in the front, I'll just take it and pay the valet as if he parked it. Simple.
In my experience when the valet is affraid of parcking my car, they just let me do it. If the guy is not affraid, he has probably parked other Ferraris, this usually happens in good restaurants. So the anser is yes, but I keep an eye on them.
...one more thing, it is kinda nice to watch a shiny Ferrari roll up after enjoying a nice dinner, especially if it's yours!
I used to always let them...but I am a bit more cautious now...had a few "close calls" where they parked in a manner that almost caused a curbed wheel or bashed bumper...they just were not as careful as I would expect...so now, only at the nicer restaurants (as Canut says, places where they see Ferraris all the time), usually where I am a regular...though most of them know me and just point out a spot up front anyway and I park it myself.
No.. just one for now. I want to get a second, maybe a 4 seat for the family, but can't make a decision... 456M-GT, 250GTE, even mondial cab... but I really want a 250 PF Cabriolet (which isn't in the budget today)... As for the valet comment.... I did wink...
If you don't drive them why do you have them??? Waste your money on something else and sell the cars to someone who will enjoy it.
I have specific places I valet. places like PF changs... and regular places. I park myself. but places where I know the valets makes it a lot easier to valet because they know I'd rampage for a dent in my car. I often pay the valets 20 just to let me park my car up front. I give them the keys but turn off the car and arm it. This is my first post on here. fun times
So far the only valet that has parked my car has been at Cavallino on Palm Beach. Otherwise I just park it and tip them. It is kind of annoying when you give someone a $10 tip and they tell you to give more, since they did nothing, really. BT
Almost never. Although did for the first time last week at a FoOC grand opening event. I regretted it however as it was probably the first time the kid had parked exotics. Nothing happened. It's just not worth letting someone who is not familiar with the car behind the wheel.
Refer to post 13... Sorry for the confusion... I really thought my wink emoticon on post 2 was enough to let everyone know I was joking. My Bad!
We dont even have a valet here for me to let them park my Ferrari. Even if there was, I wouldnt let them do it anyways.
Ferrari's are not as common here in the burbs. I let the guy park it once and came out with the car nose in in the parking spot. He handed me the keys and said he could not get it in reverse. I don't know how long he tried. After that I try and give a $20 to park myself in front. Otherwise I skip the vallet.